Chain-links.



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

HENRY TAYLOR, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHAIN-LINKS.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use- 'ul Improvements in Chain-Links; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ornamental chains for supporting electric chandeliers or drop lights and the object of the invention is to partially conceal the current conducting wires leading from theV conduit in the ceiling to the lights.

`With the above object in View, the invention resides in the structure described and claimed and shown in the drawings where-A 1n:-

Figure l is a side elevation of a port-ion of a chain constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the current conducting wires in position, Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a plurality of the links taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 8 of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a plurality of links l which may be of any size and configuration and may be either solid or split at suitable points.

Each link l is provided with a peripheral groove 2 and with alined openings 3 extending through the upper and lower ends of said link and communicating with said groove. By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that when the links l are assembled, the alined openings 3 in the adjoining links will register.

The current conducting wires l leading Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 20, 1913.

l Patented Mar. 24, 1914. seran No. 802,110.

from the conduit within the ceiling are passed through a ring 5, bent outwardly and seated within the groove 2 of the uppermost link l, and are passed upwardly through the lower opening 3 in the upper link, through the upper opening 3 in the neXt link, and are then bent downwardly into the groove 2 of this link. This operat-ion is repeated successively until the end of the chain is reached andl at this point the wires t are connected in the usual way to the sockets of the electric bulbs. I

I may construct my improved chain of brass, copper, iron, or other suitable material so finished as to present a neat appearance, and although I have shown the links of the chain as elliptical, it will be clear that they may be circular or right angular.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

. l. A-link having a peripheral channel and openings through the body of said link communicating with said channel.

2. A split link having a peripheral channel and alined openings through the body of said link communicating with said channel.

3. The vcombination with two wires, of a chain composed of a plurality of peripherally grooved links, said links being provided with registering openings in communication with the groovesin said links, and said wires being arranged within the grooves of the links and passed through the registering openings inthe adjoining links.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y HENRY TAYLOR. Witnesses:

ARTHUR D. C. NELsEN,

Mrs. H. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

